It was a good week for Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC).
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February 19 - News
The financial sector remains one of the few truly under-appreciated areas of the stock market.
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February 18 - News
After a recent article I wrote about the potential of a silver bubble, I got a question about the behavior of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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February 18 - News
It's fairly well known that, when it comes to having a reputation for being insensitive to customers, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) pretty much takes the cake.
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February 18 - News
On February 1 of this year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged past 14,000, a hurdle it had not cleared since October 2007.
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February 17 - News
Stocks move every day -- this is a given. Today, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) dropped pretty rapidly, only to regain its momentum later in trading.
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February 16 - News
As the saying goes, sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug.
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February 15 - News
It's Friday afternoon on Wall Street, and investors seem content with their holdings going into the three-day weekend.
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February 15 - News
Love it or hate it, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is an impressive operation to behold.
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February 15 - News
Maybe you're not one of the millions addicted to PBS' Downton Abbey, if you aren't I won't bore you, but my favorite character is the pretentious and pompous but well-meaning...
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February 15 - News
Today's headlining news primarily focused on different mergers and acquisitions that were announced.
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February 14 - News
H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) announced this morning that it has agreed to be acquired by an investment consortium consisting of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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February 14 - News
While a few industries and some stocks in particular have been negatively affected by President Obama's speech last night, for the most part investors treated today like just ...
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February 14 - News
If you mention the name JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and ask what keeps investors up at night, you'll likely hear something about potential trading losses.
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February 13 - News
At a conference today, the CFO of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) , Tim Sloan, noted that domestic mortgage lending will likely decline in the quarters ahead as demand for refinancing...
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February 13 - News
An interesting point has been brought up by MFP Investors LLC's Michael Price, one of the most respected value investors since the 1980's. Is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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February 13 - News
At first glance, it's difficult to discern the forces behind this move, as the company hasn't made any new announcements since reporting otherwise lackluster earnings in the middle...
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February 12 - News
Despite fears that tonight's State of the Union address will trigger a broad sell-off tomorrow, stocks are moving higher in afternoon trading.
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February 12 - News
The banking industry is still one of the best sectors to invest in.
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February 12 - News
This is the first in a series of five articles covering Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)'s legal problems since the financial crisis.
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February 12 - News
Big banks and safety aren't always terms that go together.
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February 12 - News
Big data is big news, as businesses of all stripes rush to mine the treasure troves of consumer information that will make targeting their specific products so much easier and...
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February 12 - News
Here's a rundown on three of the things I look for when buying into a bank -- a blend of basics you would look for in any kind of company you're thinking of investing in, as well...
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February 11 - News
Last year, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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February 11 - News
Mortgage originations in the commercial and multifamily categories climbed nearly 50% in the fourth quarter versus year-ago levels, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association...
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February 11 - News
Banking stocks have again shown their excellent investment characteristics.
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February 9 - News
Through the financial crisis that is now referred to as the Great Recession, there were two banks that seemed to come out ahead.
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February 8 - News
Stocks were down today, with the S&P 500 and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) declining 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively.
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February 7 - News
After peaking this morning at $11.96, shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) are back down to $11.91, but up 0.21% overall after opening the day at $11.77.
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February 6 - News
It's become a popular argument these days, as banks continue to report rising profits on mortgage banking, that one of the problems with the mortgage market is that it's more ...
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February 5 - News
Wall Street banks have endured several years of volatile results. After the 2008 financial crisis and the ensuing calamity that almost brought the nation’s entire financial...
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February 5 - News
Last week was a scary one for the web, as big news companies like the The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT), The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) and The Wall Street Journal...
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February 5 - News
On the heels of its lackluster earnings release, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP)' stock has hit five-year highs.
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February 5 - Insider Trading
It's become clear that Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) can do nothing right in the eyes of the media.
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February 4 - News
Most analysts agree that financial stocks, and especially banks, will perform well this earnings season.
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February 1 - News
This shortened week got off to a good start, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and the broader iShares S&P 500 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA:IVV) both achieved...
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January 23 - News
Just in case you were getting comfortable throwing darts at your printout of the latest earnings report from Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) , put those pointy projectiles aside...
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January 22 - News
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) finished 2012 with a broad based beat on higher debt and equity underwriting and financial advisory revenues also climbed.
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January 21 - News
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) has just released fourth-quarter earnings.
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January 21 - News
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) has released earnings, but at the forefront of everyone's mind is the London Whale scandal.
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January 21 - News
On Thursday, the bank sketched out plans for regaining some of the ground it has lost in home lending.
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January 17 - News
Price-to-earnings multiples shouldn’t be used as the sole criterion for making an investment decision- in particular, they give little to no weight to future growth in favor...
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January 17 - Hedge Funds
On January 14, rumors of a potential buyout of iconic PC-maker Dell Inc.
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January 17 - News
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) isn't slated to release its fourth-quarter earnings until Thursday evening.
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January 15 - News
At the start of every new year I like to read sell-side research from big banks, such as JPM or Credit Suisse.
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January 9 - Economy, Macroeconomic Predictions
The European arm of Paulson & Co., the hedge fund run by manager John Paulson, renowned for his profitable prediction of the sub-prime crisis and subsequent under-performance, ...
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January 9 - Hedge Funds
It is the second-largest sector weight in the S&P 500 and perhaps the one that is still the most controversial.
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January 7 - Stock Analysis
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) has been steadily outperforming its major peers, up 65% year to date, whereas BB&T, Huntington, Fifth Third and PNC are all up less than...
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December 26 - Stock Analysis